Lakeland Industries (LAKE) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Lakeland Industries (LAKE) reported Return on Capital Employed of 8.75% for Q1 2026, down 71.45% on a QoQ basis from 5.1% in Q4 2025.
Lakeland Industries (LAKE) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.75% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 8.75% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 8.75% (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 8.95%, down 306.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 8.75% in Q1 2026 per LAKE's latest filing, from 5.1% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 14.15% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 8.75% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.79% (2023), against an average of 4.54%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 2440 bps; it then jumped 212 bps in 2024.
- Tracing LAKE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 10.96% in 2022, then dropped by 21 bps to 8.7% in 2023, then sank by 66 bps to 2.96% in 2024, then sank by 272 bps to 5.1% in 2025, then plunged by 71 bps to 8.75% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest LAKE Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 8.75% (Q1 2026), 5.1% (Q4 2025), and 5.2% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Lauren | 22.42 Bn | 20.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 19.82% |
| 2 | Levi Strauss | 9.03 Bn | 8.22 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 14.07% |
| 3 | V F | 6.53 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 7.51% |
| 4 | Pvh | 4.49 Bn | 3.79 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.51% |
| 5 | Kontoor Brands | 3.96 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 470.76 Mn | 15.82% |
| 6 | Columbia Sportswear | 3.46 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 394.96 Mn | 9.13% |
| 7 | Under Armour | 2.29 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 492.04 Mn | -5.73% |
| 8 | Figs | 1.95 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 108.30 Mn | 8.72% |
| 9 | G Iii Apparel | 1.38 Bn | 969.37 Mn | 285.48 Mn | 5.05% |
| 10 | Lakeland Industries | 101.37 Mn | 88.85 Mn | 14.73 Mn | -8.75% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -8.75% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -5.10% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -5.20% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -1.80% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 2.96% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 5.15% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.12% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 8.70% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 7.59% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 6.00% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 10.96% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 14.15% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 8.53% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 12.25% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 18.60% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 25.48% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 30.31% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 36.66% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 33.13% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 26.30% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 20.48% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 6.81% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 3.02% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 2.10% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 1.01% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 4.13% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 7.16% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 9.16% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 9.96% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 9.74% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 11.04% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 11.58% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 12.33% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 9.45% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 6.49% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 8.01% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 12.98% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 16.89% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 21.45% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 18.33% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 14.27% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 10.92% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 5.63% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 2.18% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 1.38% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | -0.63% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | -2.49% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | -0.25% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -2.38% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -1.60% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -1.09% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | -0.68% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 0.28% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 1.84% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 4.79% |